Watch the "new" list. There are good articles coming in all of the time. People try harder, write better, post, post, post. Nobody sees it. It falls off the new chart quickly.
If SteemIt is going to pull out of this slide, they need to make some fixes quickly. Nobody on the internet is saying, "Gosh, if only there was a place for Quality Content." Nobody. Most people who came here, came here because they were told they could make money. So, stop telling them not to try to make money. Change the Marketing. Change the payout structure. Yes, I know it is in Beta, and it is all ready broken. Go to twitter and search for #steemit
RE: Steemit Expectations: Getting used to disappointment.